THURSDAY - 25TH NOVEMBER, 2021
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
DANGER OF ASSUMPTION - Entry Series 004
Read Luke 2:40-50
Luke 2:44-45, KJV
"44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him."
Those of you God has put in places of authority, one thing you should not recline in is to assume. There's a thing known as costly assumption. It's to assume your children are living morally on campus without having being assured upon investigation and gathering of evidences they are. If you assume so when you've not checked whether it is so or not, one thing is the result, you will never find out whether they're living contrarily if they are. Those of you parents or leaders beating your chest that "it can't be my child. My own child has not been left behind. He can't but travel in the company of other children". The finding will shock you at the last day which is Discovery Day (D.D). My humble prayer is just that it won't have been too far for you to redeem what assumption has been hindering you from discovering. Assumption is a demon. Once it enters into a fellow like this, the demon of procrastination will begin to befriend that fellow also. So, when it is coming to his mind to take a step, launch out, put a call through or enquire and settle the doubt in his mind, he'll still be holding unto the shadow of reality that he has believed. He'll ease himself with "all can't but be well". This is what assumption does. It partners with procrastination to make a prey and hold captive his victim until the undesirable that could have been prevented happens.
How many of you are guilty of this? How many of you has the Holy Spirit being troubling or impressing on to take a step yet declines from same. While I was growing up, I heard of rats that will eat one's toes while asleep and will cool their victim down to ease by fanning him to sleep or late discovery. That may be fable but that's the exact thing that demon of assumption does. Joseph and Mary could have investigated the matter intricately to see whether Jesus was in the company of their kinsmen indeed or not instead of assuming he can't but be. Nobody has right to make declarative statements until investigation and gathering of beyond doubt evidences. Later on, they have reason to return to Jerusalem for Jesus' search when they discovered to their amazement they've been presumptuous all this while. How you think it to be may not be how it is? So, click and check. Stop postponing. Stop saying, I believe it's as I'm thinking or have thought without taking a step to check. Won't you be guilty the way you're going when it is not once or even thrice you're being aroused to investigate what is coming to your mind? Should you not share the understanding to discern that what you assume on may be wrong by the often doubt of such matter in your mind? When a thing keeps coming to your mind, always double check it. Such things are established to come to pass. Develop a nerve and take action. Open the file and see what it contains. You'll receive the shocker of your life. Don't use assumption to pastor, lead or direct. Don't think Jesus will journey in the company of his kinsmen because you're assuming so. You, check whether He's in their midst first of all. After then, you can then go and sleep the sleep of Jonah. If they ask you why such sleep, tell them you have being translated from assumption to assurance. Assurance when it's possessed gives guaranty and establishment. Doubts don't raise its head again cause there's an evidence which has been gotten or derived that shuts it up every time it tries peeping out. Today, all parents, leaders, authorities and individuals must graduate from the classes of assumption to assurance.
PRAYER: Give me the obedience to obey promptings to solve doubts in my mind. I receive insight to identify and amend assumptions into truths.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel 47:1-48:35, 1 Peter 2:11-3:7, Psalm 119:49-64, Proverbs 28:12-13
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